Boys Basketball; Falls Tops Tamarac

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Another night with a full slate for the Wasaren boys, and with it, another Hoosick Falls victory to run their league winning streak to 44 straight and 74 of their last 76.

Hoosick Falls 58  Tamarac 46

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Jon Kempf 18       Tristan Williams 16       Max Kipp 12    Bengals – Jacob DeFreest 13

Key Stat:  The Falls trailed 41-39 entering the final period but clamped down defensively, holding the high-scoring Bengals to five points in the period, while putting 19 on the board themselves in securing the well-earned “W”. Continue reading →

Girls Basketball

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Greenwich 83  Berlin 12

Leading Scorers:  Witches – Molly Brophy 37      Tess Merrill 12      Isabella Cary 10      Mountaineers – Culberston 6

Key Stat:  The Witches kept Berlin off the board in the first period while scoring 26 themselves on their way to the easy “W”.

 

Mechanicville 63  Stillwater 42

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Charli Goverski 15          AJ Joseph 15        Any DiSiena 13 Warriors – Kelly Moran 9

Key Stat:  The Raiders opened and closed well outscoring Stillwater 39-15 over the first and final periods.  Mechanicville bottomed seven triples in showing no letdown after their big win over Hoosic Valley last Friday night.

 

Tamarac 54  Hoosick Falls 53

Leading Scorers:  Bengals – Emily Erickson 18       Kylie Galipeau 15            Panthers – Logan Thayne 19        Lillian Hickey 11

Key Stat:  The Bengals led 25-18 at the break and held off the Falls over the final two quarters.  Tamarac knocked down 6 of 12 from behind the arc and converted on 12 of 18 from the foul line, while the Panthers were just 1 of 2 from the stripe.

Boys Basketball; Blazing Five

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Here’s a look at the league standings and the top five teams and individuals in selected categories.

Standings

Hudson

Hoosick Falls         3-0, 3-0

Tamarac                3-0, 4-0

Greenwich             2-1, 5-1

Mechanicville         2-1, 3-1

Stillwater               1-2, 1-3

 

Battenkill

Spa Catholic           2-1, 4-1

Waterford              1-2, 3-3

Hoosic Valley         1-2, 2-2

Cambridge             0-3, 1-4

Berlin                     0-3, 0-4 Continue reading →

Girls Basketball; Blazing Five

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Here’s a look at the league standings and the top five teams and individuals in a few chosen categories.

Standings

Battenkill

Hoosic Valley       4-1, 5-2

Cambridge           2-1, 4-1

Spa Catholic         1-2, 2-5

Berlin                   0-3, 0-4

 

Hudson

Mechanicville        3-1, 5-1

Hoosick Falls         2-1, 4-1

Tamarac                1-1, 2-1

Greenwich             1-2, 3-2

Stillwater               0-3,  0-6 Continue reading →

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

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Congratulations to Tamarac basketball player Frank Zotto on being named this week’s Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

The senior guard scored 17 points on Wednesday in a 78 -58 victory over Waterford and  on Friday night by poured in 29 points to lead the Bengals to a 75-71 win over Greenwich.

On the year Zotto is averaging 22.0 points per game for the 4-0 Tamarac squad.

Congratulations to Frank, our newest Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

Friday Night Buckets

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Girls

Mechanicville 46  Hoosic Valley 33

Leading Scorers:  Red Raiders – Charli Goverski 18          Indians – Alex Rifenburg 10

Key Stat:  After an even first period the Raiders win each of the remaining three quarters in pulling away for the “W”, avenging a loss to the Valley just a week ago. Continue reading →

Mechanicville Survives in Schaghticoke

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More times than not a good game of basketball has a series of runs in it where both teams put together an offensive push to cut a deficit or expand a lead.  Friday night in Schaghticoke the visitors from Mechanicville seemingly used every run to expand their lead while Hoosic Valley used their spurts to narrow the Red Raiders advantage.  In a game that needed all 32 minutes to decide, the Valley’s last run came up two points shy and Mechanicville survived with the thrilling 50-48 victory. Continue reading →

Boys Basketball; Panthers, Witches Win Close

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A full slate of boys action played out on Wednesday night with a pair of one-sided affairs and two games that were decided late.

Hoosick Falls 56  Mechanicville 52

Leading Scorers:  Panthers – Tristan Williams 20      Jon Kempf 13      Brennan Andrew 11 Red Raiders – Josh Germain 19

Key Stat:  The Panthers outscored Mechanicville 35-19 over the middle two periods and survived a fourth quarter comeback by the Raiders to earn the “W”. Continue reading →

Hoosic Valley Tops Cambridge

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On a night where defense was king the Indians from Schaghticoke nearly threw a first half shutout, and did enough offensively to post the 37-17 victory over Cambridge Wednesday night in Cambridge.

The Valley started the game with a flurry, scoring eight points in the first two minutes on a Matt Rowe putback and corner threes from Isaac Carlo and Derek Eddy.  But Cambridge switched from their 2-3 zone and went man to man defensively and the game turned into a contest where points were hard to come by. Continue reading →